مَضىhas passed الزَمانُtime وَنَفسُand the soul الحَيِّof the living being مولَعَةٌenamored
مَضى الزَمانُ وَنَفسُ الحَيِّ مولَعَةٌ
بِالشَرِّof evil مِنsince قَبلِbefore هابيلٍAbel وَقابيلِand Cain
بِالشَرِّ مِن قَبلِ هابيلٍ وَقابيلِ
Time has passed, and the living soul has been enamored
of evil since before Abel and Cain.
لَوif غَربَلَsifted الناسُpeople كَيماso that يُعدَمواthey might eliminate سَقَطاًdross
لَو غَربَلَ الناسُ كَيما يُعدَموا سَقَطاً
لَماwould not تَحَصَّلَremain شَيءٌa thing فيin الغَرابيلِthe sieves
لَما تَحَصَّلَ شَيءٌ في الغَرابيلِ
If people sifted to rid themselves of dross,
nothing would remain in the sieves.
أَوor قيلَit were said لِلنارِto the fire خُصّيsingle out مَنwhoever جَنىdid wrong أَكَلَتit would devour
أَو قيلَ لِلنارِ خُصّي مَن جَنى أَكَلَت
أَجسادَهُمtheir bodies وَأَبَتand would refuse أَكلَto consume السَرابيلِthe garments
أَجسادَهُم وَأَبَت أَكلَ السَرابيلِ
Or if fire were told, “Single out whoever did wrong,” it would devour
their bodies, and refuse to consume their garments.
هَلdo ...? يَنظُرونَthey await سِوىanything but الطوفانِthe flood يَهلِكُهُمdestroying them
هَل يَنظُرونَ سِوى الطوفانِ يَهلِكُهُم
كَماas يُقالُis said أَوِor الطَيرِthe birds الأَبابيلِin flocks
كَما يُقالُ أَوِ الطَيرِ الأَبابيلِ
Do they await anything but the flood that will destroy them,
as is said, or the birds in flocks?
فَلاso let ... not أَجِدكَI find you رَديئاًbase فيamong ذَويthose possessing أُمَمٍstature
فَلا أَجِدكَ رَديئاً في ذَوي أُمَمٍ
وَكُنand be نَبيلاًnoble مَعَamong القَومِthe people التَنابيلِthe short-statured
وَكُن نَبيلاً مَعَ القَومِ التَنابيلِ
So let me not find you base among men of stature,
and be noble among the short-statured folk.
سُبحانَglory be to مَنHim who أَلهَمَinspired الأَجناسَthe kinds of beings كُلَّهُمُall of them
سُبحانَ مَن أَلهَمَ الأَجناسَ كُلَّهُمُ
أَمراًsomething يَقودُleading إِلىto خَبَلٍmadness وَتَخبيلِand inducing madness
أَمراً يَقودُ إِلى خَبَلٍ وَتَخبيلِ
Glory to Him who inspired all kinds of beings
with something leading to madness and derangement:
لَحظَglancing العُيونِof eyes وَأَهواءَand the passions النُفوسِof souls وَإِهand inclining (word begins)
لَحظَ العُيونِ وَأَهواءَ النُفوسِ وَإِه
واءِinclining (word continues) الشِفاهِof lips إِلىtoward لَثمٍkissing وَتَقبيلِand giving kisses
واءِ الشِفاهِ إِلى لَثمٍ وَتَقبيلِ
the glances of eyes, the passions of souls, and the inclining
of lips toward kissing and giving kisses.
Sol 6.1